KIZS is an American radio station broadcasting at a frequency of 101.5

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. Owned and operated by

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, the station plays a

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format. Its studios are located at the Tulsa Event Center in Southeast Tulsa and its transmitter site is in Owasso.

History

Before September 2005, the KIZS call letters were on the 92.1 frequency, broadcasting the

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brand of

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programmed by other

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-owned stations. Despite carrying the "KISSFM" brand name, KIZS was not always a

station. When 92-1 KISSFM launched, it was a Mainstream

station, competing with 106.9 KHITS. However, that format was not working in terms of ratings or revenue and the format was tweaked to an adult-leaning

, described by some as a "90s and Now"

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. After a year in this format and with the station still not garnering the success that Clear Channel would have liked, the format was once again tweaked, this time back toward Mainstream

in mid-2004, again with limited success. On September 23, 2005

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moved from its 101.5 frequency to the much stronger 92.1 frequency in order to better compete with 106.9 KHITS. The format on the 101.5 frequency was then adjusted to the station

's current configuration, the "La Preciosia" brand featuring Spanish oldies. KIZS is licensed by the

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to broadcast in the HD hybrid format.http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 HD Radio Guide for Tulsa

Translators

External links

101.5 El Patrón website
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References

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